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For more than 7 years, they shared a loving and very inspiring relationship, living and working from different places around the globe.

On a sunny Saturday in March – in Woodinville, Washington – this beautiful, gracious and fun-loving couple came together for a sweet and poignant wedding ceremony, surrounded by Maja’s sister from Ireland and a few chosen “best people.”

The weather on their wedding day, March 28th, was beautiful in a crisp and chilly kind of way and perfect for an intimate ceremony outdoors in the garden at The Willows Lodge.

Joined by Chrissy’s thrilled parents and their 2 dogs (and cousin dog!), Chrissy and Mary were married on a beautiful October afternoon at The Willows Lodge in Woodinville.

With a ceremony that included personal elements, we celebrated Chrissy and Mary’s beautiful love story and relationship in all of the best ways. Chrissy’s Mom and Dad also participated with a reading selection of their choice and we had so much fun after ceremony with photos!

And on a sweet September Saturday, Joey married the love of his life at Woodinville’s Willows Lodge, surrounded by a small and intimate group of family.

Even though their wedding day was truly a day for “2,” Joey and Jennifer designed their day so it was truly a celebration in all ways. And as I know so well: what is small is really big and what is big is really small!

Mindy + Jamie. Married July 13, 2013 at the marvelous Willows Lodge in Woodinville.

These two beautiful ladies traveled from Arkansas to be married in Washington State – they hope to re-locate here one day soon!

It was just a wedding day for “2,” and a celebration of a loving relationship that started more than 13 years ago. Working with me to create a thoughtful and intentional ceremony, Mindy and Jamie exchanged beautiful and personal vows under a warm cover of Seattle sunshine.

And while I love the hoopla, joy and delight of a wedding day with lots of family and friends and activity, I appreciate a couple who says “this is what works for us, this is what we want to do to celebrate us.”

Clayton and Michelle exchanged their vows at The Willows Lodge on June 21st, to the delight of their 2 witnesses. For this sweet couple, their ceremony moments and evening celebration was just perfect.

Clayton and Michelle – must happiness on your honeymoon to British Columbia!

And here you are, loving each other, and with the enormous intention and challenge to be married, to get married, during Covid 19.

So, here’s the deal on how to do this, short and sweet, for you, in Washington State.

I am writing this UPDATE POST on May 14th, and we’re in the middle of Phase 1.

As a State, we need to get to Phase 2 in order to have a gathering of 5 people or less, which allows for a small and intimate wedding ceremony, with social distancing measures. At least, this is what I am interpreting, with others in our wedding community, from the Governor’s Covid 19 directives.

In a perfect world, Phase 2 will commence on June 1st. Of course, the State may push this date back, depending on our numbers.

If you are planning a small ceremony for June, please consider securing a valid Washington State Marriage License NOW. You are within the 60 day application window, and because Offices are not open to in-person visits, it takes extra time to get your marriage license documents, via on-line and snail mail.

For all of this you will need a valid Washington State Marriage License, 2 witnesses over the age of 18, a location/venue for your ceremony and someone lovely to marry you (hopefully me).

So, how do you get married during Covid 19, if you live in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Snohomish, any part of the Puget Sound or Washington State?

You don’t.

Under the Governor’s order in Washington State, ‘no weddings’ right now.

Yes, the Marriage License offices are issuing marriage licenses and they are recording them. This is what they do.

The best guidance on what is allowed during the State’s shelter-in-place order (from the Governor’s Office and King County Executive’s office) is no weddings.

So, if the two of you desire to get all hitched up, and you live anywhere in Washington State, or want to travel here to do so, what do you do?

You wait until May 4th for updated guidance, when the Governor hopefully lifts the ‘no wedding order.’ My hope is that this ‘no wedding’ restriction will be lifted, allowing a roll-out of small weddings (5 people: Officiant, Couple and 2 Witnesses).

And with this, if you don’t yet have a valid Washington State Marriage License, you can secure one from any County. The offices aren’t open right now, so you have to do everything the old fashioned way.

If you have questions, if I can be helpful. I am here. Once the stay-at-home order is lifted, I am fully available to officiate for you…